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🗓️ 18 October 2024
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Michelle Yeoh has captivated audiences for decades, from her iconic role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to her Oscar-winning performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Over her storied career, she has consistently pushed boundaries, proving her versatility both on and off the screen, breaking paths as an Asian woman on the global stage.
Now, at the age of 62 Michelle has scored coveted global ambassador roles at not one, but two of fashion’s top luxury brands — Balenciaga and Bottega Veneta.
"Fashion has changed, and it’s not just about dressing younger people," Yeoh says. "You have to find representation across different generations, and I think what I represent is being proud that you are different, that you are older — and there’s nothing wrong with that. Just before the Oscars a silly television commentator said, ‘You’re past your prime because you’re 50-something.’ How dare you? How dare anybody tell you what you are capable of?”
This week on The BoF Podcast, BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed sits down with Yeoh to discuss her winding journey to the big screen and why fashion is finally embracing older women.
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0:00.0 | Hi, this is Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Business of Fashion. |
0:08.3 | Welcome to the BOF podcast. It's Friday, October 18th. |
0:12.6 | This week, we continue our special series of interviews with our BOF 500 cover stars. |
0:18.1 | Michelle Yeo has captivated audiences for decades, from her role in |
0:22.4 | Prowching Tiger Hidden Dragon to her Oscar-winning performance in Everything Everywhere all at |
0:27.6 | once. Throughout her storied career, Michelle has consistently pushed boundaries, proving her versatility |
0:34.5 | both on and off the screen and breaking paths as an Asian woman on the global stage. |
0:40.7 | Now, at the age of 62, |
0:43.2 | Michelle has scored coveted global ambassador roles |
0:46.4 | at not one, but two of fashion's top luxury brands, |
0:50.2 | Valencia and Botega Veneta. |
0:53.1 | Fashion also changed from, it's not just about dressing the younger people, right? |
0:58.1 | You have to find different generational representation of it. |
1:02.6 | And I think what I represent is to be proud that you are different, that you are older, and there's nothing wrong. You know, it's like, |
1:13.8 | I think just before the Oscars, there was a silly television commentator who turned around and |
1:20.1 | say, you know, you'll pass your prime just because you're 50 or something like that. It's like, |
1:24.9 | how dare you? How dare anybody tell you what you are capable of? |
1:30.0 | I traveled to Paris to sit down with Michelle |
1:32.4 | and explore her winding career journey, |
1:35.6 | understand how she's conquered the fashion industry, |
1:38.4 | and to hear the lessons she's learned along the way. |
1:41.7 | Here's Michelle Yo on the B-O-F podcast. |
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